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TWIC 1248 Hungarians in Action
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GM Hoang had an amazing Olympiad scoring a massive 8.5/10 on board one
| Hoang Thanh Trang GM 2423 HUN Rp:2636 | |||||||||
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Rp | Pts. | Res. | Bo. | |
| 2 | 269 | Bejatovic Bojana | 2057 | MKD | 2046 | 5,0 | w 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 70 | IM | Lujan Carolina | 2350 | ARG | 2385 | 5,0 | s ½ | 1 |
| 4 | 48 | IM | Melia Salome | 2391 | GEO | 2382 | 4,5 | w 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 54 | IM | Shvayger Yuliya | 2375 | ISR | 2368 | 6,0 | s 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 94 | WIM | Khomeriki Nino | 2313 | GEO | 2358 | 7,0 | w 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 127 | WGM | Eric Jovana | 2261 | SRB | 2284 | 4,5 | s 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | GM | Koneru Humpy | 2557 | IND | 2466 | 5,5 | w 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 28 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2431 | USA | 2421 | 6,0 | s ½ | 1 |
| 10 | 61 | WGM | Vo Thi Kim Phung | 2368 | VIE | 2232 | 4,5 | s 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 101 | WIM | Unuk Laura | 2299 | SLO | 2206 | 4,0 | w ½ | 1 |
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds – Women
The ladies team did well finishing 5th on tiebreaks
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | 3 | China | CHN | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 407,0 | 30,5 | 153 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ukraine | UKR | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 395,5 | 30,0 | 154 | |
| 3 | 4 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 375,0 | 28,0 | 153 | |
| 4 | 1 | Russia | RUS | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 379,5 | 30,5 | 146 | |
| 5 | 13 | Hungary | HUN | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 372,0 | 29,5 | 141 | |
| 6 | 12 | Armenia | ARM | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 366,0 | 27,0 | 155 | |
| 7 | 10 | United States of America | USA | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 359,5 | 27,5 | 152 |
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GM Hoang Thanh Trang(2423)-GM Koneru(2557)
Zukertort System
Hungary-India Rd8
After 28..Kf7(Diagram)
White is very active and well centralized
What do you recommend for White?
After 28..Kf7
Eric-Hoang Thanh Trang
French Defence Classical 5.Nce2
Serbia-Hungary Rd7
After 33.Kg3(Diagram)
After 33.Kg3
Photo IM Gara,A FB
GM Hoang(front left), IM Gara,A, Terbe,J,Lakos,N WGM Gara,T(front right) Rear GM Papp,Gabor (Coach)
BTCh Monday 6-Board 2018 Rd1
MTK-Honved
I think MTK lost the match but I contributed a win. Boards 1 and 3 drew quite quickly while I declined my opponent’s early draw offer feeling that my chances were good in a symmetrical structure.
My opponent was a bit late, I my guess is he was coming from work.
The time control was G/90 no increments so my extra few minutes turned out to be quite useful. I tried the Caro-Kann at the Budapest Open and lost. Today I decided to give it another try.
Demjen-Yip
Caro-Kann Panov Attack
Board 2
After 20.Rad1(Diagram)
Black is a pawn up, has two nice bishops in the centre and White’s kingside pawn shelter is looking quite loose. Everything points to something good about to happen but there are possible complications with the Be4 under attack and the x-ray attack on Qd8 from the Rad1
What do you recommend for Black?
After 20.Rad1
I took a guess at my opponents rating.
We played at the nice Cultural Center
IM Bernei the opposing Board 1(right)
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Geller,E on the Minority Attack
Minority Attack
It is generally accepted wisdom to study classical games to see typical plans. Here is a nice game by Geller,E one of the best players not to become World Champion.
Geller-Bannik
Queen’s Gambit Declined Exchange Variation
URS-ch25 1958
After 29..f6(Diagram)
After some fancy jiggling around Geller reached this position. The Qb2 was making Xray eyes at Kg7 on the a1-h8 diagonal so Black put a stop to any tricks with his last move
What do you recommend for White now?
After 29..f6
Budapest Team Ch 2018 Rd2
Here is a nice game by my MTK teammate Marosi,L
Marosi,L-Nemeth,Z
c3 Sicilian
NB I/B. Maroczy csoport
MTK I-Magyar Sakkvilag-TSE
After 14..Nb4(Diagram)
Black wants to chop off the dangerous Bd3 or force it move and trade queens perhaps
What do you recommend for White?
After 14..Nb4
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd11
Women
| Bo. | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 35 |
Slovenia (SLO) |
Rtg | 3½: ½ | ||||
| 4.1 | GM |
|
2423 | – | WIM |
|
2299 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 4.2 | IM |
|
2370 | – | WFM |
|
2254 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 4.3 | WGM |
|
2321 | – | WGM |
|
2185 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 4.4 | WIM |
|
2260 | – | WFM |
|
2116 | 1 – 0 |
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds – Women
A very respectable final showing for the team
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | 3 | China | CHN | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 407,0 | 30,5 | 153 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ukraine | UKR | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 395,5 | 30,0 | 154 | |
| 3 | 4 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 375,0 | 28,0 | 153 | |
| 4 | 1 | Russia | RUS | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 379,5 | 30,5 | 146 | |
| 5 | 13 | Hungary | HUN | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 372,0 | 29,5 | 141 | |
| 6 | 12 | Armenia | ARM | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 366,0 | 27,0 | 155 | |
| 7 | 10 | United States of America | USA | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 359,5 | 27,5 | 152 | |
| 8 | 5 | India | IND | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 352,5 | 29,5 | 142 | |
| 9 | 14 | Georgia 2 | GEO2 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 351,5 | 28,5 | 142 | |
| 10 | 11 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 347,5 | 28,5 | 145 | |
| 11 | 8 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 346,5 | 28,5 | 144 | |
| 12 | 6 | France | FRA | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 315,5 | 29,0 | 130 | |
| 13 | 15 | Spain | ESP | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 343,5 | 27,5 | 133 | |
| 14 | 28 | Iran | IRI | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 340,0 | 28,0 | 145 | |
| 15 | 19 | Vietnam | VIE | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 338,5 | 30,5 | 136 | |
| 16 | 7 | Poland | POL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 324,5 | 29,0 | 134 | |
| 17 | 31 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 316,5 | 26,5 | 144 | |
| 18 | 36 | Belarus | BLR | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 308,0 | 28,5 | 128 | |
| 19 | 29 | Slovakia | SVK | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 283,0 | 28,0 | 121 | |
| 20 | 17 | Mongolia | MGL | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 332,0 | 27,0 | 145 |
Board-prizes (Final Ranking after 11 Rounds) – Women
(Important: Minimum 8 games)
An incredible performance by GM Hoang
| Board 1 | ||||||||||
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Team | Rp | Games | Pts. | % | RtgAvg | ||
| 1 | GM | Ju, Wenjun | 2561 | China | 2661 | 9 | 7,0 | 77,8 | 2441 | |
| 2 | GM | Hoang, Thanh Trang | 2423 | Hungary | 2636 | 10 | 8,5 | 85,0 | 2340 | |
| 3 | GM | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2509 | Georgia 1 | 2600 | 10 | 7,5 | 75,0 | 2401 | |
| 4 | GM | Muzychuk, Anna | 2555 | Ukraine | 2568 | 10 | 7,0 | 70,0 | 2417 | |
| 5 | IM | Houska, Jovanka | 2402 | England | 2556 | 9 | 7,5 | 83,3 | 2218 | |
| 6 | GM | Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | 2345 | Scotland | 2549 | 11 | 10,5 | 95,5 | 1918 | |
| 7 | GM | Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2559 | Russia | 2542 | 10 | 7,0 | 70,0 | 2383 | |
| 8 | IM | Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat | 2431 | Iran | 2541 | 11 | 8,5 | 77,3 | 2330 | |
| 9 | WGM | Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim | 2369 | Uzbekistan | 2538 | 11 | 8,5 | 77,3 | 2316 | |
| 10 | GM | Danielian, Elina | 2409 | Armenia | 2528 | 10 | 6,5 | 65,0 | 2418 | |
| 11 | IM | Saduakassova, Dinara | 2474 | Kazakhstan | 2495 | 10 | 6,5 | 65,0 | 2385 | |
| 12 | WGM | Cori T., Deysi | 2391 | Peru | 2492 | 10 | 7,0 | 70,0 | 2316 | |
| 13 | GM | Socko, Monika | 2446 | Poland | 2467 | 9 | 6,5 | 72,2 | 2291 | |
| 14 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | 2557 | India | 2466 | 9 | 5,5 | 61,1 | 2362 | |
| 15 | IM | Cornette, Deimante | 2462 | Lithuania | 2462 | 10 | 7,5 | 75,0 | 2266 | |
| 16 | IM | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | 2422 | Mongolia | 2456 | 9 | 5,5 | 61,1 | 2352 | |
| 17 | IM | Atalik, Ekaterina | 2447 | Turkey | 2432 | 10 | 7,0 | 70,0 | 2283 | |
| 18 | GM | Sebag, Marie | 2480 | France | 2432 | 9 | 6,0 | 66,7 | 2264 | |
| 19 | WGM | Rapport, Jovana | 2348 | Serbia | 2427 | 8 | 5,5 | 68,8 | 2279 | |
| 20 | IM | Zatonskih, Anna | 2431 | United States of America | 2421 | 11 | 6,0 | 54,5 | 2375 | |
Open
A convincing but expected win
| Bo. | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 68 |
Costa Rica (CRC) |
Rtg | 3½: ½ | ||||
| 17.1 | GM |
|
2690 | – | IM |
|
2401 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 17.2 | GM |
|
2621 | – | IM |
|
2398 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 17.3 | GM |
|
2702 | – | GM |
|
2452 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 17.4 | GM |
|
2678 | – | FM |
|
2206 | 1 – 0 |
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds – Open
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | 3 | China | CHN | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 372,5 | 28,5 | 149 | |
| 2 | 1 | United States of America | USA | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 360,5 | 29,0 | 147 | |
| 3 | 2 | Russia | RUS | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 354,5 | 29,0 | 144 | |
| 4 | 11 | Poland | POL | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 390,0 | 28,0 | 158 | |
| 5 | 9 | England | ENG | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 340,0 | 27,5 | 142 | |
| 6 | 5 | India | IND | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 388,0 | 29,0 | 156 | |
| 7 | 27 | Vietnam | VIE | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 379,5 | 30,5 | 138 | |
| 8 | 8 | Armenia | ARM | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 371,0 | 27,5 | 152 | |
| 9 | 7 | France | FRA | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 366,0 | 28,5 | 153 | |
| 10 | 6 | Ukraine | UKR | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 337,0 | 26,0 | 152 | |
| 11 | 32 | Sweden | SWE | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 333,0 | 29,0 | 135 | |
| 12 | 15 | Czech Republic | CZE | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 331,5 | 27,5 | 143 | |
| 13 | 16 | Germany | GER | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 317,5 | 27,0 | 139 | |
| 14 | 35 | Austria | AUT | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 300,5 | 27,0 | 133 | |
| 15 | 4 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 402,5 | 29,5 | 159 | |
| 16 | 36 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 341,0 | 30,5 | 135 | |
| 17 | 23 | Iran | IRI | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 337,0 | 28,5 | 138 | |
| 18 | 12 | Hungary | HUN | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 321,0 | 26,5 | 139 | |
| 19 | 40 | Egypt | EGY | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 298,5 | 26,0 | 135 | |
| 20 | 25 | Greece | GRE | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 295,0 | 26,5 | 134 | |
| 21 | 37 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 289,0 | 26,0 | 137 | |
| 22 | 46 | Mongolia | MGL | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 279,0 | 27,0 | 126 | |
| 23 | 28 | Canada | CAN | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 277,0 | 25,0 | 133 | |
| 24 | 50 | Lithuania | LTU | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 272,5 | 23,5 | 136 | |
| 25 | 24 | Spain | ESP | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 336,5 | 29,0 | 138 | |
| 26 | 18 | Croatia | CRO | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 320,5 | 26,0 | 153 | |
| 27 | 21 | Romania | ROU | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 320,0 | 30,5 | 127 | |
| 28 | 14 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 320,0 | 26,5 | 141 | |
| 29 | 38 | Norway | NOR | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 316,5 | 28,0 | 139 |
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd10
Women
GM Hoang keeps winning
| Bo. | 19 |
Vietnam (VIE) |
Rtg | – | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 2 : 2 | ||||
| 4.1 | WGM |
|
2368 | – | GM |
|
2423 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 4.2 | IM |
|
2347 | – | IM |
|
2370 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 4.3 | WGM |
|
2244 | – | WGM |
|
2321 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 4.4 | WFM |
|
2161 | – | WGM |
|
2258 | ½ – ½ |
Open
| Bo. | 62 |
Turkmenistan (TKM) |
Rtg | – | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| 24.1 | GM |
|
2505 | – | GM |
|
2690 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 24.2 | IM |
|
2443 | – | GM |
|
2609 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 24.3 | IM |
|
2411 | – | GM |
|
2621 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 24.4 |
|
2156 | – | GM |
|
2678 | 0 – 1 |
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd9
Women
A close loss for Hungary but a mini-endgame tragedy for Gara,A as her Rook vs P ending was a theoretical win
| Bo. | 10 |
United States of America (USA) |
Rtg | – | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 2½:1½ | ||||
| 3.1 | IM |
|
2431 | – | GM |
|
2423 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 3.2 | GM |
|
2423 | – | IM |
|
2370 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 3.3 | WGM |
|
2361 | – | WGM |
|
2321 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 3.4 | FM |
|
2268 | – | WIM |
|
2260 | ½ – ½ |
Rank after Round 9 – Women
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | 3 | China | CHN | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 285,0 | 26,5 | 101 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ukraine | UKR | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 281,0 | 25,0 | 108 | |
| 3 | 12 | Armenia | ARM | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 260,5 | 24,0 | 105 | |
| 4 | 10 | United States of America | USA | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 259,5 | 24,5 | 99 | |
| 5 | 1 | Russia | RUS | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 254,0 | 26,5 | 92 | |
| 6 | 11 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 246,5 | 24,5 | 94 | |
| 7 | 4 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 242,0 | 23,0 | 99 | |
| 8 | 13 | Hungary | HUN | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 236,0 | 24,0 | 96 | |
| 9 | 8 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 236,0 | 24,0 | 95 | |
| 10 | 19 | Vietnam | VIE | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 223,5 | 26,5 | 85 | |
| 11 | 15 | Spain | ESP | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 223,0 | 23,5 | 88 | |
| 12 | 26 | Czech Republic | CZE | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 213,5 | 25,5 | 83 | |
| 13 | 35 | Slovenia | SLO | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 174,0 | 21,0 | 87 | |
| 14 | 5 | India | IND | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 233,0 | 23,5 | 99 |
Open
It was a bad day for the men also
| Bo. | 10 |
Israel (ISR) |
Rtg | – | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 3 : 1 | ||||
| 9.1 | GM |
|
2703 | – | GM |
|
2690 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 9.2 | GM |
|
2674 | – | GM |
|
2621 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 9.3 | GM |
|
2692 | – | GM |
|
2702 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 9.4 | GM |
|
2594 | – | GM |
|
2678 | ½ – ½ |
Rank after Round 9 – Open
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | 11 | Poland | POL | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 268,0 | 25,0 | 104 | |
| 2 | 1 | United States of America | USA | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 267,5 | 24,5 | 104 | |
| 3 | 3 | China | CHN | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 252,0 | 23,5 | 99 | |
| 4 | 8 | Armenia | ARM | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 245,5 | 24,0 | 98 | |
| 5 | 9 | England | ENG | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 228,0 | 22,5 | 96 | |
| 6 | 7 | France | FRA | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 248,0 | 24,5 | 101 | |
| 7 | 2 | Russia | RUS | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 232,0 | 24,0 | 96 | |
| 8 | 16 | Germany | GER | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 232,0 | 23,0 | 98 | |
| 9 | 18 | Croatia | CRO | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 227,0 | 23,5 | 97 | |
| 10 | 4 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 284,0 | 24,0 | 113 | |
| 11 | 5 | India | IND | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 251,0 | 24,0 | 102 | |
| 12 | 27 | Vietnam | VIE | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 249,5 | 25,5 | 90 | |
| 13 | 10 | Israel | ISR | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 249,0 | 24,5 | 101 | |
| 14 | 13 | Netherlands | NED | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 243,0 | 25,5 | 97 | |
| 15 | 24 | Spain | ESP | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 239,0 | 25,5 | 92 | |
| 16 | 6 | Ukraine | UKR | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 225,5 | 21,5 | 103 | |
| 17 | 15 | Czech Republic | CZE | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 221,0 | 23,0 | 95 | |
| 18 | 37 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 213,5 | 23,0 | 91 | |
| 19 | 45 | Serbia | SRB | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 204,0 | 21,5 | 94 | |
| 20 | 14 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 211,0 | 22,5 | 90 | |
| 21 | 38 | Norway | NOR | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 208,0 | 24,0 | 91 | |
| 22 | 20 | Argentina | ARG | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 207,0 | 23,5 | 88 | |
| 23 | 32 | Sweden | SWE | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 205,0 | 23,0 | 89 | |
| 24 | 26 | Slovenia | SLO | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 205,0 | 22,5 | 82 | |
| 25 | 42 | Georgia 2 | GEO2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 204,0 | 22,0 | 90 | |
| 26 | 30 | Moldova | MDA | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 200,0 | 20,5 | 96 | |
| 27 | 40 | Egypt | EGY | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 193,5 | 20,5 | 92 | |
| 28 | 34 | Italy | ITA | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 192,0 | 21,5 | 94 | |
| 29 | 48 | Slovakia | SVK | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 187,5 | 23,0 | 82 | |
| 30 | 35 | Austria | AUT | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 180,0 | 21,5 | 86 | |
| 31 | 54 | Philippines | PHI | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 179,0 | 22,5 | 81 | |
| 32 | 50 | Lithuania | LTU | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 171,0 | 19,0 | 89 | |
| 33 | 78 | Ecuador | ECU | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 153,0 | 20,0 | 77 | |
| 34 | 23 | Iran | IRI | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 221,0 | 23,5 | 92 | |
| 35 | 21 | Romania | ROU | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 211,5 | 25,5 | 85 | |
| 36 | 22 | Turkey | TUR | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 204,0 | 23,0 | 89 | |
| 37 | 25 | Greece | GRE | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 204,0 | 21,5 | 90 | |
| 38 | 36 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 203,5 | 24,5 | 84 | |
| 39 | 33 | Cuba | CUB | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 194,5 | 23,5 | 80 | |
| 40 | 52 | Denmark | DEN | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 191,5 | 23,5 | 77 | |
| 41 | 12 | Hungary | HUN | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 191,5 | 20,0 | 94 | |
| 42 | 29 | Brazil | BRA | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 188,0 | 24,0 | 79 | |
| 43 | 19 | Peru | PER | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 187,0 | 23,0 | 86 |
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd8
Women
A great result from the ladies
| Bo. | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 5 |
India (IND) |
Rtg | 3 : 1 | ||||
| 4.1 | GM |
|
2423 | – | GM |
|
2557 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 4.2 | IM |
|
2370 | – | GM |
|
2500 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 4.3 | WGM |
|
2321 | – | IM |
|
2400 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 4.4 | WIM |
|
2260 | – | IM |
|
2374 | ½ – ½ |
Open
Good job by the men to win
| Bo. | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 53 |
Finland (FIN) |
Rtg | 3 : 1 | ||||
| 17.1 | GM |
|
2690 | – | GM |
|
2579 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 17.2 | GM |
|
2621 | – | IM |
|
2472 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 17.3 | GM |
|
2702 | – | FM |
|
2402 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 17.4 | GM |
|
2678 | – | IM |
|
2381 | 1 – 0 |
Photo from Chessbase
The Gara sisters Ticia(left) and Anita(right)
TWIC 1247 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Selected games features the Olympiad
Gara,A-Velikic
French Tarrasch 3..Be7
Olympiad Women 2018 rd7
After 28..Nc4(Diagram)
The passed d-pawn is under attack
What do you recommend for White?
After 28..Nc4
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd7
Women
IM Gara,A won with a quick attack
| Bo. | 23 |
Serbia (SRB) |
Rtg | – | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | ½ :3½ | ||||
| 10.1 | WGM |
|
2261 | – | GM |
|
2423 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 10.2 | WIM |
|
2339 | – | IM |
|
2370 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 10.3 | WIM |
|
2241 | – | WGM |
|
2321 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 10.4 | WIM |
|
2170 | – | WGM |
|
2258 | 0 – 1 |
Rank after Round 7 – Women
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | 12 | Armenia | ARM | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 158,0 | 20,0 | 59 | |
| 2 | 3 | China | CHN | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 176,5 | 20,0 | 64 | |
| 3 | 2 | Ukraine | UKR | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 165,0 | 20,0 | 63 | |
| 4 | 4 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 153,0 | 19,0 | 62 | |
| 5 | 20 | Romania | ROU | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 130,0 | 19,5 | 52 | |
| 6 | 10 | United States of America | USA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 158,5 | 19,0 | 62 | |
| 7 | 5 | India | IND | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 157,5 | 20,5 | 59 | |
| 8 | 11 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 149,0 | 20,0 | 55 | |
| 9 | 18 | Italy | ITA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 149,0 | 19,0 | 60 | |
| 10 | 13 | Hungary | HUN | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 148,0 | 19,5 | 54 | |
| 11 | 14 | Georgia 2 | GEO2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 146,5 | 20,0 | 57 | |
| 12 | 8 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 141,5 | 20,0 | 54 | |
| 13 | 1 | Russia | RUS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 143,0 | 19,5 | 56 | |
| 14 | 28 | Iran | IRI | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 137,5 | 18,5 | 58 | |
| 15 | 7 | Poland | POL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 136,5 | 19,5 | 51 | |
| 16 | 17 | Mongolia | MGL | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 134,5 | 18,5 | 56 | |
| 17 | 19 | Vietnam | VIE | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 134,0 | 21,0 | 52 | |
| 18 | 31 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 133,0 | 18,0 | 60 | |
| 19 | 26 | Czech Republic | CZE | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 128,0 | 19,5 | 52 |
Open
The men were beaten soundly with Leko and Berkes losing
| Bo. | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 7 |
France (FRA) |
Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| 8.1 | GM |
|
2690 | – | GM |
|
2780 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 8.2 | GM |
|
2609 | – | GM |
|
2678 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 8.3 | GM |
|
2702 | – | GM |
|
2649 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 8.4 | GM |
|
2678 | – | GM |
|
2629 | 0 – 1 |
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